Average and Median GMAT scores for Top B Schools

Here is the average and median GMAT scores for some of the top business schools which will help you to prepare accordingly.

School	GMATAverage	GMAT Median
Wharton	714	716
Stanford	711	710
Duke	707	710
Harvard	707	710
INSEAD	707
Columbia	706	710
UCLA	705	710
Dartmouth	704
UC - Berkeley	701	700
Kellogg	700	700
Stern	700	700
Sloan	697	700
Yale	696	700
Chicago	695	710
Michigan	692	690
Carnegie Mellon	691	690
Southern California	685	690
Emory	680	680
Darden	680	690
IMD	680	670
London Business School	680	680
Washington	677	680
Queen’s	675	680
Cornell	673	680
Texas	670	680
Purdue	667	670
Georgetown	662	660
Notre Dame	657	660
UNC Chapel Hill	652	660
Maryland	651	650
Washington University	649	650
Indiana	644	640
Babson	630	630
Vanderbilt	622	620

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What kinds of questions are asked in the GMAT?

GMAT has the following types of questions:

I. Verbal
- Sentence Correction questions test grammar and expression
- Critical Thinking questions typically test logical thinking
- Reading Comprehension questions test your ability to read critically



II. Quantitative
- Problem Solving questions test your quantitative reasoning ability
- Data Sufficiency questions test your quantitative reasoning ability using an unusual set of directions

III. Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) is the essay component. It consists of two 30 minute writing exercises:
- One "prompt" or topic asks you to analyze an issue.
- A second "prompt" or topic asks you to analyze an argument



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GMAT: Strategies for CAT

Strategies for GMAT CAT

CAT stands for Computer Adaptive Test. It differs from a traditional test in how it works and how it determines score. Therefor Plan the test-taking strategy with this thing in mind.

In CAT

-- The computer shows you only one question at a time and does not allow you to see the


next question until you've responded to the one at hand. You can't go back to change an answer once you've responded and gone onto the next question. So, Double-check your answers before moving on. If a question is taking a long time to complete, cut your losses. Eliminate answer choices you know are wrong, guess one of the remaining choices and move on. Don't get bogged down.

-- There is a penalty for unanswered questions: any questions at the end of a section that you do not reach will hurt your score. So, Make sure you answer every question on the test. If you have any questions left as time runs out, guess the answer to these questions rather than leave them unanswered. Getting them wrong will hurt your score less than not answering them at all.

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GRE GMAT Vocab: SYNONYMS

GRE GMAT Vocab: SYNONYMS

1. Abhorrent, abominable, detestable, execrable, loathsome, obnoxious, repellent, repugnant, odious, heinous, disgusting
2. Abandon, renounce, maroon, leave in the lurch, forfeit, disown, waive, ditch, abdicate, jilt, forsake, abjure, disown, repudiate
3. Abnormal, aberrant, anomalous, bizarre, eccentric, freak, idiosyncratic, queer, wayward
4. Scurrilous, calumnious, libelous, opprobrious
5. Libel, calumny, defamation, denigration, misrepresentation, obloquy, slander, aspersion, vilification, malign, traduce, smear, besmirch, tarnish, imputation, vituperation, defile
6. Abundant, bountiful, copious, luxuriant, rampant
7. Abuse, assault, execration, invective, vituperation, affront, berate, castigate, inveigh, odium
8. Acclaim, applaud, extol, commend, kudos, laud, eulogize, ovation, esteem, plaudits, acquiescence, endorsement, mandate, ratification
9. Accusations, impeachment, allegation, summons, indictment
10. Acquit, absolve, exonerate, vindicate
11. Bounty, largesse, munificence, philanthropy
12. Commendable, absolve, exemplary, laudable, meritorious, honorable
13. Contemptible, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, loathsome, odious, ignominious, dishonorable, discreditable
14. Condemnable, reprehensible, deplorable
15. Censure, condemnation, culpability, reprimand, recrimination, reproach, denounce
16. Aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious, warlike, fractious, quarrelsome, contentious, litigious, militant
17. Irascible, petulant, peevish, dyspeptic, cantankerous, irritable, bilious
18. Agreement, accord, conformity, consensus, harmony, unanimity, compact, treaty, covenant, truce, pact
19. Approbate, comply, accent, concur, approve, acquiesce, concede, accord
20. Alleviate, abate, allay, ameliorate, assuage, mitigate, slake, subdue, temper, relieve, mollify, appease, conciliate, placate, gruntle
21. Alliance, affiliation, coalition, concordat, compact, confederation, consortium
22. Allure, attract, beguile, decoy, entice, lure, magnetize
23. Mitigate, palliate, extenuate
24. Coax, wheedle, inveigle, cajole
25. Amiable, affable, amicable, genial
26. Amorous, carnal, enamored, erotic, lustful, lecherous, licentious, salacious, lascivious, libidinous, lewd, prurient, lubricious, bawdy, erotic
27. Ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, outmoded, passé, primordial
28. Animosity, acerbity, acrimony, animus, antagonism, antipathy, asperity, malevolence, rancor, vindictiveness, enmity, malice
29. Anonymous, incognito, pseudonym
30. Phlegmatic, sluggish, languid, indolent, listless, lackadaisical
31. Apathy, lassitude, lethargy, debility, languor
32. Apex, acme, apogee, zenith, crest, culmination, summit, pinnacle
33. Apologetic, contrite, penitent, remorseful, rueful
34. Apprentice, novice, tyro, greenhorn
35. Appropriate, apposite, apropos, apt, befitting, felicitous, opportune, pertinent, seasonable, seemly
36. Arbitrary, autocratic, despotic, imperious, tyrannical, totalitarian
37. Arbitrary, capricious, whimsical, erratic, eccentric, mercurial, quirky
38. Ardent, zealous, fervent, impassioned, passionate
39. Arduous, grueling, laborious, Herculean, onerous
40. Altercation, bickering, clash, dispute, feud, squabble, wrangle, quibble, carp, cavil
41. Arrogant, cavalier, haughty, impudent, supercilious, swaggering, presumptuous, snobbish, condescending, insolent
42. Articulate, eloquent, glib, lucid
43. Asperity, abrasiveness, acerbity, acidity, acrimony, churlishness, irascibility, rancor
44. Atrocious, heinous
45. Augury, premonition, forewarning, portent, foreboding, bode, foreshadow, presentiment
46. Ascetic, austere, Spartan, self-denying
47. Frugal, parsimonious, stingy,
48. Banal, clichéd, commonplace, hackneyed, humdrum, platitudinous, stereotyped, trivial, trite
49. Banish, exile, expel, rusticate, outlaw, oust, expatriate, deport
50. Banter, badinage, chaffing, repartee
51. Barbarian, boor
52. Barrage, fusillade, onslaught, bombardment, assault
53. Barrier, embankment, rampart, bulwark, blockade, fortification, palisade
54. Beget, procreate, father
55. Bell, carillon, knell
56. Bemuse, befuddle, bewilder, stupefy, confound, daze, flummox, muddle, mystify
57. Benevolent, altruistic, beneficent, benign, compassionate, philanthropic
58. Berserk, frenzied, frenetic, demented, deranged, maniacal
59. Bizarre, eccentric, freakish, grotesque, outlandish, weird, idiosyncratic
60. Beseech, implore, importune, entreat, supplicate
61. Besiege, beleaguer, pester, badger
62. Bewitch, captivate, enrapture, enchant, enthrall, entrance, mesmerize, ensnare, endear, engaging
63. Biased, bigoted, chauvinistic, jaundiced, partisan, tendentious, patriotic, jingoistic, sectarian
64. Genealogy, lineage, pedigree, race
65. Blasphemous, impious, irreverent, profane, sacrilegious
66. Blatant, barefaced, flagrant, conspicuous, shameless
67. Blaze, conflagration, holocaust, carnage, massacre
68. Boastful, vainglorious, bragging, conceited
69. Boisterous, obstreperous, rowdy, uproarious
70. Burlesque, caricature, travesty, lampoon, parody, sham, pastiche
71. Circuitous, devious, labyrinthine, meandering, oblique, rambling, tortuous, serpentine
72. Dainty, squeamish, fastidious, meticulous
73. Dappled, pied, motley, speckled, variegated
74. Dawdle, dally, loiter
75. Dexterous, agile, nimble, deft, adroit, lithe, limber
76. Devilish, demoniac, diabolic, fiendish, infernal
77. Dingy, murky, drab, seedy, dowdy
78. Discordant, cacophonous, clashing, dissonant, incongruous
79. Dormant, comatose, quiescent, latent, torpid
80. Ephemeral, fugitive, evanescent, fleeting
81. Etiquette, civility, protocol, decorum
82. Exuberant, ebullient, effervescent, vivacious, exultant
83. Fashionable, modish, vogue, contemporary, trendy
84. Flirt, coquette, philanderer
85. Gaunt, emaciated, cadaverous, lanky, haggard
86. Grandiloquent, bombastic, melodramatic, pompous, rhetorical
87. Heresy, unorthodox, heterodox, iconoclast, pagan
88. Hoodwink, cozen, deceive, dupe, hoax
89. Impromptu, extemporized, offhand
90. Impregnable, impenetrable, invincible, unconquerable
91. Insidious, deceptive, treacherous, surreptitious, furtive
92. Lament, dirge, elegy, requiem
93. Melancholy, lugubrious, disconsolate, despondent, somber, dejected, plaintive, lamenting, doleful
94. Paraphernalia, appurtenance, accessories
95. Perfunctory, cursory
96. Pestilence, blight, pandemic, plague, contagion, epidemic
97. Pillage, depredation, marauding, plunder, despoil, ransack, ravage, devastate
98. Prevaricate, tergiversate, equivocate, evasive, elusive
99. Profuse, exuberant, prolific, lavish, abundant
100. Profound, erudite, esoteric, recondite
101. Suspicious, apprehensive, skeptical, dubious, incredulous, wary
102. Sycophantic, flattering, servile
103. Therapeutic, curative, salubrious
104. Tumult, pandemonium, turmoil, chaos, commotion, turbulence, uproar
105. Virtuoso, maestro, prodigy
106. Voracious, ravenous, rapacious, insatiable, avid
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